Physics – Biological Physics
Scientific paper
2010-03-04
Physics
Biological Physics
20 pages, 5 figures, submitted to J. Chem. Phys
Scientific paper
For sampling multiple pathways in a rugged energy landscape, we propose a novel action-based path sampling method using the Onsager-Machlup action functional. Inspired by the Fourier-path integral simulation of a quantum mechanical system, a path in Cartesian space is transformed into that in Fourier space, and an overdamped Langevin equation is derived for the Fourier components to achieve a canonical ensemble of the path at a finite temperature. To avoid "path trapping" around an initially guessed path, the path sampling method is further combined with a powerful sampling technique, the replica exchange method. The principle and algorithm of our method is numerically demonstrated for a model two-dimensional system with a bifurcated potential landscape. The results are compared with those of conventional transition path sampling and the equilibrium theory, and the error due to path discretization is also discussed.
Fujisaki Hiroshi
Kidera Akinori
Shiga Motoyuki
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